The Mysterious Origins of the World's First Civilization

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The Mysterious Origins of the World's First Civilization

The Sumerians built the world's first cities, invented writing, and laid the foundations of civilization. Yet, their origins remain one of history's greatest and most persistent mysteries. Who were they, and where did they come from?

For over a century, scholars have chased this question.

In this video, we'll explore the search for the Sumerian homeland, from the 19th-century linguistic puzzle that first revealed their existence to the stunning archaeological finds at Eridu, Uruk and Girsu. We'll examine the great debate: were the Sumerians foreign migrants, or did they evolve locally from the native peoples of Mesopotamia?

Finally, we'll look at how modern breakthroughs in genetics and environmental science are painting a new, clearer picture, pointing to a civilization that adapted to a lost landscape of marshes and lagoons.

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